Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 141%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 134%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics131% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive303% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180914
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 05 '18 at 23:50
Run Duration201 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$208
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 98.5
1-Core 156
2-Core 312
104% 189 Pts
4-Core 607
8-Core 1,058
101% 832 Pts
64-Core 1,315
81% 1,315 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 106%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6391) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 185
Reflection 195
Parallax 179
151% 186 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 183
Splatting 125
116% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
367GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1676 668 665 668 666 664 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
303% Outstanding
Read 2,526
Write 2,210
Mixed 1,339
SusWrite 834
385% 1,728 MB/s
4K Read 67.5
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 93
313% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 1,270
DQ Write 1,151
DQ Mixed 1,191
899% 1,204 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 303%
Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
259GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 451 446 448 450 450 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 457
Write 451
Mixed 395
SusWrite 449
99% 438 MB/s
4K Read 45.5
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 64.4
216% 77.3 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 362
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 129%
Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
611GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 132 133 133 132 131 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Read 141
Write 143
Mixed 104
SusWrite 132
96% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
117% Outstanding
MC Read 44.4
MC Write 47.1
MC Mixed 30.5
116% 40.7 GB/s
SC Read 25.5
SC Write 54
SC Mixed 36.7
111% 38.7 GB/s
Latency 43.6
92% 43.6 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 117%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical ROG MAXIMUS X HERO Builds (Compare 3,655 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $1,154
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HDDRAMUSB
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